I am going to copy and paste two recent emails I got after posting calves for sale. Has anyone else gotten any like this? Do you just ignore them? I belong to...
We have two very nice holstein heifers that should weigh about 700 lb for sale for $1000 each or will trade to a bush hog 10 ft or larger. We would also trade...
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Interesting but disturbing. Around here we have small animal vets and horse vets. Cows and sheep are left out. It's now close to 70 miles to my cow vet's...
Hi we are new to Homesteading, actually just barely getting started. We'd like to own a family milk cow and think that the Dexter might be for us. We are a...
Two questions , if I may? What volume of milk will you need daily? Would you have space and fed for two cows? C. J. Welle Sybaritic Time Sandy, Utah _____ ...
We use roughly a gallon of milk a day here now - actually just a little less, but if we had our own cow I'm guessing we'd use more. Plus I'd like to try my...
Hello; I would like to meet up with any farmers that raise and breed Dexters in south eastern Ohio. Thanks, Brian Duffy Dexter Ohio PS. I am not sure if there...
Marsha, No cow NEEDS company, tho' you might like to have milk all year round. If you have two cows, and breed them in different times of the year, you can...
Several Dexter breeders in NY state. Where are you located? Brian quinbybrothers.com ... From: mafcl2000 To: dextercattleonly@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,...
I think it will depend on the cow and the pony. We have had Belgians, Quarter Horses, and Halflingers in with Dexters and have never had a problem. That...
I just got my Dexters. I got the 1st 2 separately & the last 3 as a package. The 2 went out into the pasture together. They did stay near the horses & the...
I hadn't thought about that....the pony chasing the cow I mean. I guess I just always feel that an animal should have company. It seems kind of sad just...
It must depend on the personality of the horse. We have a mini, a throughbred and a percheron with our milk cows with no issues. Our polled cow had a polled...
If the cow is fed alfalfa she is probably getting plenty of calcium in her diet. Also, there is a theory that if a cow is fed a calcium rich diet before she...
I had a bull that liked to charge horses. We have a bridle path along two sides of our property. Most horses put it in high gear when that bull came at them...
2007 Dexter Cattle Show at the Nebraska State Fair The debut of Dexter Cattle at the Nebraska State Fair was a resounding success. Seven breeders from Iowa,...
CJ, I see no reason why that shouldn't be true; I've seen the same scenario in bitches fed excess calcium prior to whelp. Should you feed a slightly lower...
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I always lead them on. The less time they spend on dead end leads, the more profitable this type of activity is for them. If they spend time on my only to...
If I can buy good grass hay or alfalfa/grass I feed that to my cows for a couple of months prior to their freshening. I keep Dexters so they are not heavy...
My Dexters are standing and eating in belly deep? Bermuda grass. Is there anything special I should be feeding them before they calve?.......oh, and they do...
My two cows get hay, trace mineral salt formulated for the area, and water. They each had a black bull calf, Daisy on August 22nd and Dinah on August 31. C. J....
Just wanted to say thank you to all the folks who responded to my questions, both on and off the list. I'm wondering if there is a m agazine devoted to the...